Steem, Utopian, London & Me - Fragments from The Trip of a Lifetime

Where do I even start?

Do I thank all the amazing people thanks to whom I made it to London (@promo-steem), got to speak at a conference (@elear), had an awesome time (@redrica) and got to know my awesome team (@roxane and @wehmoen) at @utopian-io?

Or perhaps I should write in length about how hard it is for me to travel with my disability, and how proud I am of myself for making it, and having fun?

I haven't a clue.

I could write about the conference itself, but there's really no shortage of articles, vlogs and reports. From my perspective, it was a gathering of amazing Steemians at a cryptocurrency event. A gathering that left little doubt as to the presence and loyalty of the community on this blockchain. Totally worth a five hour flight from Israel to London.

Just look at all these amazing folks:

(photo via @allasyummyfood)

Lacking any better structure, I decided to compose this post of random memory fragments (some stolen from the posts of others) that best describe my experience.

Breakfast with my Utopian brothers and @rivalzzz

London was fantastic and having some free time after the day of the conference to wander the streets with @elear and @wehmoen made me realize I simply have to come back to London. I love it so much!

Also, chasing a squirel. Don't ask. Photo by @redrica

The two girls who made this trip extra awesome for me are @redrica and @roxane (who even bunked with me and did not kill me in my sleep!). The girl power was strong in the overall steemian presence at the conference, but these two... My sisters from other misters.

Girlpower was lacking in the speakers list, but I blame the conference organizers as both @appics and @allasyummyfood proved that Steemit girls know their stuff and can speak in front of an audience.

Me, I cringed watching my own talk about Utopian.io. I practiced the pitch, but did not quite expect to do it half-asleep at 10AM. The Gods must have had a good laugh at that one.

(Photo by @cryptocurator)

Having returned home, I instantly dived into work and postponed writing this post. It's also much shorter than I initially planned, but it seems everyone has written everything and there's little I can add.

So... October, yes?

(Photo by @rod.crisafulli)

P.S. @breadcentric - Your bread is now in Israel! Contact me on Discord for images of it with HUMMUS!!! :)